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American foreign policy analyst
David Shimer is an American journalist, author, and foreign policy analyst. He served on the White House National Security Council (NSC) during the Biden
David_Shimer
American democratic school
Shimer Great Books School (/ˈʃaɪmər/ SHY-mər) is a Great Books college that is part of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to 2017, Shimer
Shimer_Great_Books_School
2000 overthrow of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević
2000, the average monthly salary in the country was $30). Researcher David Shimer wrote that most Serbs did not realize that the U.S. was directing the
Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević
Overthrow_of_Slobodan_Milošević
“Rigged: America, Russia and 100 Years of Covert Electoral Interference by David Shimer - review”, (Jun 29, 2000). Andrew, Christopher (1999). The Sword and
List of foreign electoral interventions
List_of_foreign_electoral_interventions
Shimer College was founded in 1852, when the pioneer town of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, lacking a public school, incorporated the Mt. Carroll Seminary with
History_of_Shimer_College
Senior society at Yale University
Archived from the original on 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2025-08-05. Richards, David Alan (2017-09-05). Skulls and Keys: The Hidden History of Yale's Secret
Mace_and_Chain
German police officer (born 1961)
neuer Chef des Bundeskriminalamts". Der Spiegel. 23 September 2014. David Shimer (20 June 2017), Germany Raids Homes of 36 People Accused of Hateful Postings
Holger_Münch
Crimes against and by immigrants in Germany
Justice. Oxford University Press. pp. 401–2. ISBN 978-0-19-987531-3. David Shimer (28 June 2017). "Germany Encounters Surge in Crime by the Far Right"
Immigration and crime in Germany
Immigration_and_crime_in_Germany
Mussab Ali (2017), Former President of the Jersey City Board of Education David Shimer (2017), American historian and foreign policy analyst Jaz Brisack (2018)
List_of_Truman_Scholars
Australian rugby union footballer David Shimer, American historian and foreign policy analyst David Shinar, Israeli researcher David Shing (born 1970), Australian
List of people with given name David
List_of_people_with_given_name_David
Interventions by foreign governments in elections
Nation. Kenya. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. David Shimer (2020). Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral
Foreign electoral intervention
Foreign_electoral_intervention
List of U.S.-backed regime change operations
America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference, David Shimer, page 112-113 Gunaratna, Rohan; Woodall, Douglas (2015). Afghanistan
United States involvement in regime change
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
Edgar Hoover, Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson. David Shimer has interviewed Oleg Kalugin recollecting that the KGB particularly targeted
Soviet interference in the United States elections, 1960s-1980s
Soviet_interference_in_the_United_States_elections,_1960s-1980s
American actress
Zürndorfer and her mother, Esther Morris, was an actress. She attended Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois, then a women's junior college, and graduated
Paula_Stewart
American college president
20th president of Wells College. She was the 14th and final president of Shimer College in Chicago from 2012 to 2017. She then served in interim roles at
Susan_Henking
students and faculty of Shimer College, a Great Books college that was acquired in 2017 by North Central College. Founded in 1853, Shimer occupied a traditional
List_of_Shimer_College_people
Conversation between two or more people
continue to follow a version of this model include the Great Books Foundation, Shimer College in Chicago, and St. John's College in Annapolis and Santa Fe. Egalitarian
Dialogue
Historic district in Illinois, United States
downtown; and further south, the historic original campus of Chicago's Shimer College, now occupied by the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies
Mount Carroll Historic District
Mount_Carroll_Historic_District
American writer, actress, producer, and activist
was born in Mississippi and resides in North Carolina. She graduated from Shimer College with a BA in Philosophy, and studied at Oxford University. In 2015
Jen_Richards
American academic
attended public school and his parents taught at Shimer College. After the 10th grade, Keohane enrolled at Shimer through the school's early entrance program
Robert_Keohane
American philosopher
Retrieved May 27, 2019. Shimer College (1972). "The Students". Shimer College Catalog 1972–1973. p. 109. Shimer College (2000). Shimer College Faculty & Alum
Frederick_C._Beiser
2005 American film
to the Moon and the voice of Pres. Eisenhower in The Right Stuff] Julie Shimer as Future Astronaut (voice) Gary Sinise as Eugene Cernan (voice) [portrayed
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
Magnificent_Desolation:_Walking_on_the_Moon_3D
American composer (born 1945)
after which she began writing down her compositions. Spiegel attended Shimer College in Naperville, Illinois, through the school's early entrance program
Laurie_Spiegel
American politician (1822–1885)
of 63. Shimer was married to Julia P. Née Meyer and had three daughters, Laura Shimer, Mary Catherine Shimer, Minnie C. Shimer. "Samuel C. Shimer". Pennsylvania
Samuel_C._Shimer
party platform. In the 1850s, he taught at Cornell College in Iowa and Shimer College in Illinois. He later taught at Northwestern University, where he
David_H._Wheeler
Former name of Shimer College
The Mount Carroll Seminary was the name of Shimer College from 1853 to 1896. The Seminary was located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in the United States
Mount_Carroll_Seminary
American actress (1932–2019)
Robert Maynard Hutchins. She chose Shimer for its small classes and the opportunity for horseback riding. Because Shimer was then closely affiliated with
Mitzi_Hoag
certificate in music from Shimer College in 1909; although it was then almost exclusively a girls' preparatory school, Shimer allowed occasional male day
Samuel_James_Campbell
of Shimer College, from 1853 to the position's abolition in 2017. A "–" indicates that the individual served as interim or acting president. Shimer College
List of presidents of Shimer College
List_of_presidents_of_Shimer_College
maximis premitur malis, ut, in utruncunque inciderit, pereundum sit. Potter, David S. (2014). The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180–395. Routledge. p. 77. ISBN 9781134694778
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics Floyd Wilcox, third president of Shimer College Hannah P. Dodge, faculty of the Ladies' Department Fannie Ruth Robinson
List of Kalamazoo College people
List_of_Kalamazoo_College_people
American criminologist
mundane and everyday in character. Weisburd started his college career at Shimer College, leaving in 1973 to attend Brandeis University. Weisburd graduated
David_Weisburd
American industrial designer (born 1948)
School. Viemeister studied for two years at Shimer College, including a year in Oxford, England; Shimer has operated a study abroad program at Oxford
Tucker_Viemeister
American comedian & actor (born 1976)
Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2012. Shimer, Katie (June 14, 2007). "Nick Swardson". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved
Nick_Swardson
American journalist (born 1950)
She received her BA from Temple University in 1972, after first attending Shimer College, a very small college in Great Books, Illinois. She went on to receive
Debbie_Nathan
American singer-songwriter
dropped out of high school in his early teens. He later briefly attended Shimer College, a small Great Books school then located in Waukegan, Illinois.
Jake_La_Botz
Traditional academic course in Western higher education
the Above". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Wagner, David Leslie (1983). The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages. Indiana University
Liberal_arts_education
Very close; non-sexual relationship between friends
p. 127. Malkmus, Doris (2003). "Frances Wood Shimer, Cindarella Gregory, and the 1853 founding of Shimer College". Journal of Illinois History. 6. Illinois
Romantic_friendship
Private junior college in California
Philip S. Gorski, sociologist at Yale University Philip Hanawalt, biologist David Hitz, computer engineer and co-founder of NetApp Kinch Hoekstra, political
Deep_Springs_College
American politician (1835–1913)
Doctor David Engleman (1835-1913) was an American politician from Pennsylvania that represented the 18th district of the Pennsylvania State Senate as
David_Engleman
Most populous city in Illinois, United States
Illinois; Roosevelt University; Saint Xavier University; Rush University; and Shimer College. William Rainey Harper, the first president of the University of
Chicago
American psychologist
Annual Brilliant Ten". Popular Science. Yale University. "Campus News". Shimer, David (2018-01-26). "Yale's Most Popular Class Ever: Happiness". The New York
Laurie_R._Santos
teenager, stabbed. Don Moon, 89, American academic administrator, president of Shimer College (1978–2004). Peter Pearson, 87, Canadian film director (The Best
Deaths_in_April_2025
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1950–2011)
and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1968. She subsequently attended Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois for two years, but did not graduate.
Phoebe_Snow
Methods of teaching
Higher Education Classrooms. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Kember, David (2009). "Promoting student-centred forms of learning across an entire university"
Student-centered_learning
Shenandoah College 1991 Shimer College Frances Shimer College; Frances Shimer Junior College; Frances Shimer School; Frances Shimer Academy of the University
List of university and college name changes in the United States
List_of_university_and_college_name_changes_in_the_United_States
American actor (1935–2020)
military prep academy. The film was shot in Mount Carroll at the former Shimer College. Conrad played a Police Chief in the theatrically released comedy
Robert_Conrad
President of Russia from 1991 to 1999
1080/09668139408412171. Борис-боец[dead link] // The New York Times, 30 апреля 2007 Shimer, David (26 June 2020). "Election meddling in Russia: When Boris Yeltsin asked
Boris_Yeltsin
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
in the War on Terror. Osprey Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 9781472807908. Shimer, David (August 18, 2020). "When the CIA Interferes in Foreign Elections". Foreign
Special_Activities_Center
American political scientist
entrance program for high school sophomores and juniors. At Shimer, he roomed with David Rocke, with whom he would collaborate on several books and papers
George W. Downs (political scientist)
George_W._Downs_(political_scientist)
Turkish-American economist (born 1967)
over 60 PhD students. Among his doctoral students are Ufuk Akçiġit, Robert Shimer, Mark Aguiar, Pol Antràs, and Gabriel Carroll. In 2014, he made $841,380
Daron_Acemoglu
American guitarist and singer (1942–1995)
Seventies". During the autumn of 1978, Garcia developed a friendship with Shimer College student Manasha Matheson, an artist and music enthusiast. They remained
Jerry_Garcia
Yale University a cappella group
from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Shimer, David (20 February 2018). "Yale's Famed Whiffenpoofs Singing Group Admits
The_Whiffenpoofs
Theory and philosophy of learning
experiential learning is of much more recent origin. Beginning in the 1970s, David A. Kolb helped develop the modern theory of experiential learning, drawing
Experiential_learning
Chicago, and began his undergraduate studies at Shimer College, where he enrolled in 1954. Then as now, Shimer offered an early entrance program for gifted
Stephen_Abrams
American academic and academic administrator (1906–1997)
seventh president of Shimer College. He was raised Catholic, but became an Episcopalian as a teenager. He was key in engineering Shimer's brief period as an
Francis_Joseph_Mullin
American actress (1941–1963)
surrounding her death. Irv and Essee Kupcinet established a playhouse at Shimer College in memory of their daughter. In 1971, they also founded the Karyn
Karyn_Kupcinet
Reserve Bank of Dallas Francis Joseph Mullin (1906–1997), president of Shimer College Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive,
List_of_people_from_Texas
People from the State of Ohio
Sowell (rapist and serial killer) (Cleveland) Aaron Brumbaugh (president of Shimer College) (Hartville) Cynthia S. Burnett (educator and temperance reformer)
List_of_people_from_Ohio
Public University in Glenville, West Virginia, US
Allison Shimer, former president of Marietta College Bob Sowards, former professional golfer David Stover, current member of West Virginia Senate David Sypolt
Glenville_State_University
English professor Michael J. Shapiro, political philosopher William Allison Shimer, philosophy professor, first editor of The American Scholar literary journal
List of University of Hawaii faculty
List_of_University_of_Hawaii_faculty
American cosmologist
center of distant galaxies. At the undergraduate level, Kristian attended Shimer College, a small Great Books college then located in Mount Carroll, Illinois
Jerome_Kristian
American diplomat and former football player (born 1962)
brakeman (or pusher) in the two-man competition. Walker and his teammate Brian Shimer placed seventh. In November 2007, Walker appeared on the HDNet show Inside
Herschel_Walker
Popular hero of Japanese folklore
Retrieved 7 April 2020. Iwaya (1904), foreword. Reider (2010), p. 240. Shimer, Edgar Dubs. Fairy stories my children love best of all. New York: L. A
Momotarō
Educational plan
Great Books colleges in the United States follow this approach: St. John's, Shimer, Thomas Aquinas, Gutenberg College and Thomas More. Some colleges opt for
Curriculum
Metropolitan area in the United States
education arising from that legacy can be found today at the U of C, at Shimer College, and in the City Colleges of Chicago and Oakton College in the Northwest
Chicago_metropolitan_area
American-born landscape geographer
editor for the Staten Island Advance. Olwig left high school early to attend Shimer College, which for more than 50 years has offered an early entrance program
Kenneth_Olwig
City in Florida, United States
Revival architect Luke Scott, former baseball player Frances Shimer, founder of Shimer College in Illinois Maurice Starr, musician, songwriter, and record
DeLand,_Florida
library textbooks, and resource guides Adam Kotsko, author and professor at Shimer College Edmund G. Love, author (Subways Are for Sleeping) Steve Mariotti
List of people from Flint, Michigan
List_of_people_from_Flint,_Michigan
Persuasion technique
org. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2023-02-12. "Constitution of the Assembly". Shimer College. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2015-01-15. Miller, Randall M. (30 December
Moral_suasion
Group decision-making aiming for universal agreement
domineering forms of leadership prevalent in 1960s radical groups. Graeber, David (2010). "The rebirth of anarchism in North America, 1957-2007". Historia
Consensus_decision-making
Gendered separation of public and private spheres
even while working within the framework of separation. Frances Shimer, founder of Shimer College, which was a woman's school from 1866 to 1950, insisted
Separate_spheres
Former liberal arts college in North Carolina
Santa Cruz, Marlboro College, Evergreen State College, Hampshire College, Shimer College, Prescott College, Goddard College, World College West (1973–1992)
Black_Mountain_College
Class of animals with milk-producing glands
cynodont burrowing, The Royal Society Publishing, Volume 270, Issue 1525 Shimer HW (1903). "Adaptations to Aquatic, Arboreal, Fossorial and Cursorial Habits
Mammal
American painter
Collection, Chicago. During these years he also taught at Franklin College and Shimer College, while he and his wife raised their five children. In 1982, Locker
Thomas_Locker
List of notable people from Illinois
(born in Pennsylvania) Lafe McKee, actor William Parker McKee, president of Shimer College Kevin McKenna, basketball player and coach Raymond S. McKeough,
List_of_people_from_Illinois
athlete, showman, promoter (born in Detroit) Floyd Wilcox, president of Shimer College (born in Mason) Biography portal Lists portal Michigan portal List
List_of_people_from_Michigan
Japanese judoka (1878–1941)
another YMCA in Lockport, New York. In Lockport, the local opponent was Mason Shimer, who wrestled Tomita unsuccessfully. On November 6, 1905, Maeda was reported
Mitsuyo_Maeda
American historian
Press, 2021) "Jay Gitlin | Department of History". Yale University. Shimer, David, ed. (2021). "An Interview With Jay Gitlin" (PDF). Yale Historical Review
Jay_Gitlin
Educational technique
some of them are: Learning through meaningful reception, influenced by David Ausubel, who emphasizes the previous knowledge the learner possesses and
Active_learning
US film and TV awards ceremony in 2006
Battlestar Galactica - Valley of Darkness - Cylon – Dustin Adair, Mark Shimer, Lane Jolly, Steve Graves Surface - Episode 102 - Nimrod – Eric Hance, Robert
4th Visual Effects Society Awards
4th_Visual_Effects_Society_Awards
Christian approach to teaching informed by classical tradition
Christian education movement has also been influenced by Norms and Nobility by David V. Hicks as well as the CiRCE Institute founded by Andrew Kern, which exists
Classical_Christian_education
Moving students through education faster than typical
programs within larger colleges. In others, like the Early Entrant Program at Shimer College and the Early Entrance Program at CSULA, early entrants study side-by-side
Academic_acceleration
Spalding County, Georgia, 188-] - Digital Library of Georgia". Seibert, David. "Hamilton Female College". GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac. Digital
List of women's universities and colleges in the United States
List_of_women's_universities_and_colleges_in_the_United_States
German politician (born 1960)
Mihalic replaced him as spokesperson for domestic policy. Smale, Alison; Shimer, David (30 June 2017). "German Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage". The
Volker_Beck_(politician)
Community area in Chicago, Illinois
for a time. Dan Kotowski, state senator Robert Spencer Long, president of Shimer College Vivian Maier, street photographer James W. Montgomery (1921–2019)
Rogers_Park,_Chicago
fund-raiser Charles Yah Lin Trie. Donald Shimer was a past executive director for the organization from 1987 to 1992. Shimer resigned when he was denied credit
Gandhi Memorial International Foundation
Gandhi_Memorial_International_Foundation
American politician (1851-1923)
the Panic of 1857. His education began at the Mount Carroll Seminary (now Shimer College) in Mount Carroll from 1864 to 1866, when that school closed to
Samuel_W._McCall
Richardson 43 years 1974 2017 Morris College Sumter, SC Frances Shimer 43 years 1853 1896 Shimer College Chicago, IL Joseph N. Hankin 42 years 1971 2013 Westchester
List of longest-serving higher education presidents in the United States
List_of_longest-serving_higher_education_presidents_in_the_United_States
& Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh Hozrot Shahjalal Shimer College, Illinois, US Frances Wood Shimer Founded the school in 1853 as a non-denominational
List of colleges and universities named after people
List_of_colleges_and_universities_named_after_people
American athlete (1918–1994)
longtime partner was Mabel O. Robbe (née Wires), a dietician at Francis Shimer College. In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
Helen_Stephens
American track and field athlete
bobsled race at Winterberg, Germany. He and long-time US Olympian Brian Shimer won the two-man bronze medal. In 1994 was inducted into the National Track
Edwin_Moses
Area of the city of Chicago, Illinois, US
University, Chicago State University, Illinois College of Optometry and Shimer College. The South Side also hosts community colleges such as Olive-Harvey
South_Side,_Chicago
November 28, 2015. "William Craig Rice named 12th President of Shimer College". Shimer College. March 29, 2004. Archived from the original on April 7
List of University of Michigan alumni
List_of_University_of_Michigan_alumni
Aleyrodes amnicola Bemis, 1904 Aleyrodes asari Schrank, 1801 Aleyrodes asarumis Shimer, 1867 Aleyrodes aureocincta Cockerell, 1897 Aleyrodes baja Sampson, 1943
List_of_whitefly_species
18th century American scholar
Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-618773-558. Shimer, David; Siegel, Rachel (October 10, 2014). "Naming of new colleges sparks debate"
Lucinda_Foote
Number of students in a class
Indeed, some critics of class size reduction, including Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath, cite a 1986 study by Eric Hanushek, "The Economics of Schooling:
Class_size
and president, Purdue University, 1876 William Parker McKee, president, Shimer College Stephen G. Miller, archaeologist Tom Ostrom, social psychologist
List_of_Wabash_College_people
Learning through egalitarian dialogue
relationships, and the workplace. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions. Skidmore, David; Murakami, Kyoko (2016). Dialogic Pedagogy: The Importance of Dialogue in
Dialogic_learning
LITTLE LAMBS' OF YALE". The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2012. Shimer, David (February 20, 2018). "Yale's Famed Whiffenpoofs Singing Group Admits
Poor_Little_Lambs
DAVID SHIMER
DAVID SHIMER
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Latin, Swedish
Beloved; Feminine of David; Friend; Darling
Male
English
 English pet form of Hebrew David, DAVIE means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davie.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Hebrew, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
Beloved; Dear One; Bright Finn; Brilliant Finn; Black One; Variant of David
Male
Yiddish
Yiddish form of Hebrew David, DOVID means "beloved."
Male
Greek
(Δαυίδ) Greek form of Hebrew David, DAUID means "beloved." In the bible, this is the name of the second king of Israel and ancestor of Jesus.Â
Female
English
(דָוִידָה) Feminine form of Hebrew David, DAVIDA means "beloved."
Male
English
(דָּוִד, דָּוִיד) Hebrew name DAVID means "beloved." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Jesse. David was the second king of Israel and father of King Solomon. As a youth he killed a giant named Goliath with his slingshot.Â
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Form of David
Girl/Female
English
Beloved. Feminine of David.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from Hebrew David, DAVIS means "beloved."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Hebrew
Beloved; Feminine Form of David
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Swiss
Italian Form of David; Beloved; Dear One
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, Hebrew, Irish
Cherished; Beloved; Variant of David Beloved; Diminutive of David
Male
Polish
Polish form of Hebrew David, DAWID means "beloved."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Hebrew, Scottish
Son of David; David's Son; Dear One; Beloved
Male
Norse
Old Norse form of Hebrew David, DAVIÃ means "beloved."
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Feminie of David
Male
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese form of Hebrew David, DAVI means "beloved."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Hebrew David, DAVIDE means "beloved."
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Dà ibhidh, DAVIE means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davie.
DAVID SHIMER
DAVID SHIMER
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Good Deed
Boy/Male
Tamil
Resembling a God, Poet
Boy/Male
British, English
Spearman
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Swedish
Man
Girl/Female
Indian
Sight, Shown
Boy/Male
Danish, Greek, Hindu, Indian
Defender of Mankind
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Thatcher.
Girl/Female
Indian
Sage, Intelligence
Girl/Female
Australian, Latin
A Gem of the Sea; Pearl
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Calm
DAVID SHIMER
DAVID SHIMER
DAVID SHIMER
DAVID SHIMER
DAVID SHIMER
n.
Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
a.
Timid; fearful.
n.
A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
n.
Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
a.
Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
n.
A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii., lxxxi., and lxxxiv.
a.
Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family.
n.
An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.
n.
Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits.
a.
Avid.
n.
A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms.
n.
A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit.